探花直播 探花直播 reported the death of one of its benefactors,听Dr Alan Reece, in 2012.
探花直播 探花直播 reported the death of one of its benefactors,听Dr Alan Reece, in 2012.
He provided a splendid example for the next generation of engineers
Professor Sir Mike Gregory
Dr Reece, who donated 拢5 million to the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) for their new home at West Cambridge, which is named 探花直播Alan Reece Building, passed away on New Year鈥檚 Eve aged 85.
One of the North East鈥檚 most successful businessmen, he was the man behind the engineering business 探花直播Reece Group, which had a turnover in excess of 拢211 million and 450 employees.
He only embarked on his business career at the age of 55 after 30 years of teaching mechanical engineering at Newcastle 探花直播, where he had studied as an undergraduate.
He became well known for his application of soil mechanics principles to the design of earth moving equipment. In the 1980s he designed a highly efficient undersea plough that cut the costs of safely installing telecoms cables and undersea pipelines, while increasing the reliability of international telephone calls.
His first company,听Soil Machine Dynamics, an underwater听vehicle manufacturing company, was one of the very first university break-out businesses.
Another of his companies, Pearson Engineering, is focused on the design and development of countermine and counter IED equipment that increases the capability of armoured fighting vehicles.
In 2012 the company won a Queen鈥檚 Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its 'SPARK' mine rollers, which have been used in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have been responsible for saving hundreds of soldiers from death and injury.
In 2011 Alan Reece was named the third biggest philanthropist in the UK. 探花直播Reece Foundation has given millions of pounds to support engineering education.
Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Director of the IfM, said: 鈥淎lan Reece was a pioneering engineer and business man who had the rare ability to develop radical engineering ideas through to successful business enterprises.
鈥淗e provided a splendid example for the next generation of engineers and his generosity to the IfM made possible our new building, which is providing a vibrant focus for manufacturing, education, research and practice.鈥
探花直播IfM provides a unique environment for the creation and sharing of new ideas and approaches to modern industrial practice.
Part of the 探花直播's Department of Engineering, it takes a distinctive, cross-disciplinary approach, bringing together expertise in management, technology and policy to address the full spectrum of industrial issues.
探花直播IfM integrates research听and听education with practical application in industry. It disseminates its research findings via a 探花直播-owned knowledge transfer company.
All areas of the IfM work closely with industry. Research is undertaken in collaboration with companies, ensuring its relevance to industrial needs and the rapid dissemination of new ideas and approaches.
探花直播IfM鈥檚 education programmes combine a thorough grounding in management and manufacturing technology with the chance to put theory into practice via industry-based projects.
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